Shenanigans

SO.. kick ball started last thursday! It was awesome, even though we lost we still had fun.  I really like the two socials we had in the middle of the game to just come together and drink.  I really liked the camaraderie that was demonstrated... alright in all seriousness it really was fun.  We got a little showered on (it was so little i wouldn't even call it "rained on") at the beginning but then the sun came back out and we had a rainbow! Actually we had a double rainbow! you can kind of see the second one in the picture...

We also were lacking in the uniform department which Toby said he would make sure we had uniforms for the next game which is this Thursday. I'm gonna hold him to that!  We did not have to call any shenanigans during the game which honestly was a little disappointing.  Shenanigans for those who don't know is what you yell at someone when they are acting like an idiot. For example if they peg a girl in the head with a kickball when the back or thigh would have sufficed.  Then the person who committed the shenanigans has to wear a pink visor and a pink moomoo (old ladies nighty) for the remainder of the game. Hence why I was a little disappointed.  After the kickball game we had a BBQ and then went DT to Drink (the Bar) and had some 2 dollar switches.  All in all it was a very good thursday afternoon.

Here is the best kickball picture as of yet.  My timing is impeccable, but I'll let you be the judge.

Shred

A Poem by Kirby Elizabeth Williams (a variation on the original version written by Kirby in 2002)

Shiver
The Spontaneous rush you feel when you're at the top
The Sight
Last night's Storm brought a Sea of Sparkling flakes
A billion Stars Shining in the Sun light
Satisfaction
Slowly you Start to Slide and begin to gain Speed
Schuss, Schuss, Schuss
Sharp edges Slice the Slope
Shifting your weight from Side to Side
Silence
It's you, the Mountain, the Snow
The Sensation that you're flying
Shredding down the Steepest woods
Style
It's your own and no one else's
It's what Separates you from the crowd
Standards
Only you can Set for yourself
Strength
What you need to Succeed
Striving to do better
Shock
What you feel after you Stomp the Sickest jump
Still you Strain for more
Soaring down Stock run
Until you Stop
...and do it all over again.
Schuss, Schuss, Schuss

Mount Mansfield from my house in Stowe

Burton Bowl

Peter Troy

Snow Falling on Daffodils...

Snowin' at the end of April... gotta love mother nature in VT

What I've been doin' lately

So I needed something to start on and I thought I would start with what I'm "trying" to do lately. I'm trying to learn how to skateboard... ha ha ha yea I know funny. But really all I want to do is be able to drop into the bowl and skate around it. It just looks like a lot of fun. I don't need to do anything crazy but its definitely harder than it looks. I'm on the social committee for the WPA (Woman's Professional Association) at Burton and we had a Woman's learn to skate night. It was a lot of fun and I can't wait for the next one. But before then, I need to practice more at lunch or after work but heres the thing. haha yea, I kinda hurt my foot the last time out, which was the first time this season. oops...

It's feeling a lot better and I can't wait until its healed so I can get back out there.

I think by next week I should be alright. So after I get out in the bowl again, I will update my experience and hopefully it will be injury free.

Wish me luck!

Starting a blog

I feel like starting a blog, so I'm going to...

I'm doing this for no real reason but because I read other peoples and have always wanted my own. So be looking for posts on here in the near future.